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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Masai warriors' take on London

The London Marathon was on Sunday. A group of Masai warriors from Tanzania ran to raise money to drill a well for their village. The villagers now face attacks by wild animals when they go to fetch water. Here's a diary kept by one of the warriors, on what it's like to be a tourist AND a tourist attraction at the same time.

1 Comments:

What a great story! Right under it was a comment that Marks and Spencer donated underwear to them to wear under them. You'd think they could have at least given them some better shoes, or maybe a donation.

"When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. Their movement becomes headlong--faster and faster and faster. They put aside all obstacles and forget that a precipice does not show itself to the man in a blind rush until it's too late."--Frank Herbert, "Dune"